College basketball analyst and former Duke Blue Devils assistant coach Chris Spatola passed away Tuesday unexpectedly at the age of 47. Spatola had a remarkable career by all accounts, leading the Patriot League in scoring for two of his four seasons with the Army. Over four seasons as a player, Spatola averaged 13.9 points, 2.6 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 0.6 …

Extension talks with Karl-Anthony Towns have stalled as Knicks training camp nears, but the sides haven’t given up on an agreement. Towns has been eligible for an extension since early August and the Knicks, as The Post reported earlier this month, are asking him to take a discount from his max of four years, $272 million. Advertisement It’s part of …

“A total badass.” That’s how ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas remembers Chris Spatola. Spatola, who died unexpectedly Sept. 21 at age 47, built a remarkable life that stretched far beyond the basketball court. He was an Army standout, a U.S. Army veteran, a respected broadcaster for ESPN and SiriusXM, and the son-in-law of legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Advertisement …

The second apron is coming for the Knicks. Not this season, maybe not next season, but the apron is coming. That may be best evidenced by the fact that contract extension negotiations between the Knicks and star center Karl-Anthony Towns have stalled, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania and Vincent Goodwill. Advertisement The sides have spent extensive time discussing a potential extension …

Reviews of the 2026-27 Kansas basketball team are mixed among the national media. The Jayhawks are bringing top recruit Tyran Stokes and several highly touted transfers on board, but they are losing the likes of Darryn Peterson, Flory Bidunga, and others heading into the new year. Some outlets have KU ranked as high as top 15 in the nation, while …

Welcome to our Lakers Season Preview Series! For the next several weeks, we’ll be writing columns every weekday breaking down the biggest questions we have about every player the Lakers added this offseason. Today, we look at Austin Reaves. Last year was a bit of a convergence season for Austin Reaves and the Lakers, where his pursuit of a new …

Illinois may not need Zvonimir Ivišić to become one of its stars this season. They may need something much more difficult to defend. At 7-foot-2, Ivišić can protect the rim, finish around the basket and stretch a defense beyond the paint. He showed flashes of all three during his first season as a junior with the Illini, but his biggest …

In some of the biggest news of the offseason for the Lakers, Stu Lantz will be returning to broadcasts for the 2026-27 Lakers’ season. On Wednesdays, Spectrum SportsNet announced its team for games this season, including the return of Billy Macdonald and Stu Lantz. After missing the back end of last season, Lantz will return for his 41st season with …

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The Houston Rockets kicked off their 2026-2027 NBA season on Tuesday with their annual Media Day. Every season, it gives NBA fans and media a chance to see what players have improved this summer, what they’ve rehabbed from injuries, and what they expect for the upcoming season. For the Rockets, the top topic was Fred VanVleet’s health. VanVleet missed the …

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It’s the last week of September! That means we’re just a few days away from training camp and media day. Ladies and gentlemen — make no mistake about it — Brooklyn basketball will return to your lives soon. Our own Jordan Greene is here to help us get PUMPED for it! We’ll talk through the season projections that recently came …

The 2026-27 college basketball season is almost here, and we now know the tip-off time for one of Kentucky Basketball’s biggest games of the season. On Wednesday, the school announced that the Champions Classic showdown with the Kansas Jayhawks will begin at approximately 9:30 PM ET. It will be the second game of a doubleheader that starts things off with …

There is a pretty simple question surrounding Collin Murray-Boyles entering his second NBA season: how high can his ceiling actually be? Selected ninth overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, Murray-Boyles entered Toronto with plenty of intrigue. At 6-foot-7 and 245 pounds, he is undersized for a traditional center, but his strength, physicality and instincts allow him to play much bigger …

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Marcus Smart could have remained with the Los Angeles Lakers for another season. But when it came time for contract talks, the offer that he got from the franchise was “disrespectful.”  While he ended up signing a deal for less than what the Lakers offered him to join the Houston Rockets, Smart was offended by what the Lakers put on …

ESPN college basketball analyst Chris Spatola’s sister-in-law, Amanda Spatola, shared a message from their family after the Worldwide Leader confirmed he died unexpectedly at the age of 47 on Monday. “There are no adequate words to express the sadness our family feels right now,” Amanda, who is married to Chris’ brother, J.P. Spatola, wrote in an Instagram Story post, including …

With NBA training camps right around the corner, ESPN is rolling out the latest edition of its annual NBA Rank exercise, which ranks players “based on predicted contributions—quality and quantity—for the 2026-27 regular season.” Unsurprisingly, the Sixers’ starting five was well-represented. Here’s where they checked in this year: Advertisement No other Sixers players made the list. Before getting too bent …

After winning a months-long battle with the NCAA for another year of eligibility, former Gonzaga commit Skylar Wicks will instead begin his professional career overseas. Wicks, who committed to Gonzaga in late June but reopened his recruitment in late August, has reportedly signed a three-year deal with Hapoel Holon in the Israeli Premier League. Advertisement Holon also competes in the …

Yesterday, we learned that Dillon Brooks had made quite the jump in ESPN’s preseason player rankings, going from unranked a season ago to No. 76 overall. Today, ESPN released players 11 through 50, which means we finally learned where Devin Booker landed. Booker is the only other member of the Phoenix Suns to crack ESPN’s top 100, and after entering …

The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team and their fans thought that when their run in the 2026 NCAA Tournament came to an end, it was the last time they would see Tamin Lipsey suiting up for the program. A four-star starter who was a local product from Ames High School, he helped reset the standard under head coach T.J. …

NBA veteran and former Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball appeared to announce his retirement from basketball on Wednesday. It now appears his retirement isn’t so certain. Ball, who the Lakers selected with the No. 2 pick of the 2017 NBA Draft, seemed to allude to his career coming to an end during an episode of his “Ball in the …

Kansas entered the 2026 season with questions surrounding its new-look roster and quarterback room, and ESPN’s Football Power Index reflected plenty of uncertainty surrounding the Jayhawks. Before the season began, ESPN’s FPI projected Kansas to finish 3-9, with the Jayhawks receiving a 2.8 FPI rating and ranking 13th among the 16 Big 12 teams. The model also provided a win …